Enjoy Super Bowl, and don't drink and drive

8:25 AM,
Feb. 2, 2014

Written by

Bruce Smith

It was a low-key weeknight. I was out to dinner with friends and business associates at a restaurant less than 10 miles from my home in Virginia Beach. During dinner, our group shared bottles of wine over the course of about three hours.

Around 10:30 p.m., we wrapped up dinner and I got in my car to drive home. Along the way, I was pulled over by a local police officer -- and later charged with driving under the influence. I was over the legal limit. I should not have been driving.

I later pleaded guilty to DUI and had to complete the program ordered by the court given to all offenders facing similar ...